Danville is a metro area of 102,070 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The median age is 44.9, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $143,906, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. The median household earns $50,089, about 39% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,089, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Danville
What changed most since 1990
White share67.6% → 59.0%(−8.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$114,055 → $143,906(+26%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.8% → 17.6%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 12 metro and micro areas based in Virginia
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18%(1,262)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(1,517)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.4%(2,683)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(180)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,994 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Danville, decade by decade
Danville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
108,711
$55,348
$114,055
9.8%
54.6
2000
110,156
$57,429
$131,746
11.3%
58.8
2010
106,561
$51,028
$139,236
14.2%
61.7
2020
103,091
$53,825
$136,876
16.5%
67.0
2024
102,070
$50,089
$143,906
17.6%
61.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
